What's behind Washington's AI safety pivot
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What's behind Washington's AI safety pivot
"“We're studying, possibly an executive order to give a clear roadmap to everybody about how this is going to go and how future AIs that also potentially create vulnerabilities should go through a process so that they're released to the wild after they've been proven safe, just like an FDA drug,” Hassett told Fox Business on Wednesday."
"“When it comes to AI and cyber security, President Trump and his administration are not in the business of picking winners and losers. This administration has one goal; ensure the best and safest tech is deployed rapidly to defeat any and all threats,” Wiles wrote."
"“We appreciate the effort being made by the frontier labs to ensure that goal is met.”"
"There are new signs that the administration may consider executive action to rein in the most powerful AI models. At the same time, the U.S. and China are weighing official discussions about AI, and it could be added to next week's Beijing summit between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the Wall Street Journal reported this week."
The U.S. administration is signaling a need for stronger guardrails for rapidly advancing AI systems. The administration may consider executive action to require an oversight process for powerful AI models before they are released. The proposed approach is compared to FDA drug approval, with models released only after being proven safe. White House leadership emphasizes deploying the best and safest technology quickly to counter threats, while avoiding picking winners and losers. The U.S. and China are also weighing official discussions about AI, potentially adding them to a summit agenda between Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing. Coordination signals both sides may want to avoid a dangerous AI arms race.
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